Know what symptoms of tb how to prevent disease
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If there is TB, then start treatment as soon as possible. If someone else is having a symptom of cough or TB in the house, then get them examined, so that satisfaction is found. Since this disease spreads from each other, something …Read more
Dr. C.K. Das communicable disease officer Muzaffarpur
Highlights
- Symptoms of TB include cough, fever, weight loss.
- People of 20-50 years are affected more than TB.
- Awareness campaign is being conducted to prevent TB.
Muzaffarpur:- In Muzaffarpur, thirty people have to be investigated on every one thousand population with awareness campaign in all panchayats about TB -free India, which has been instructed to all PHCs. All people should increase the investigation within the stipulated time and complete the target. This disease mostly occurs in the middle age group from 20 years to 50 years.
There are some initial symptoms of this, on the basis of which Dr. satisfies the patient by examining TB. Such as coughing for more than a week, loss of weight, fever, mucus in blood, loss of appetite. TB is tested for people who have such symptoms, so that it is satisfied whether there are TB disease or not.
If you see symptoms, then get it checked
If there is TB, then start treatment as soon as possible. If someone else is having a symptom of cough or TB in the house, then get them examined, so that satisfaction is found. Since the disease spreads from each other, the affected patient should use handkerchiefs, masks for this, so that the disease can spread to someone or at least among the people in their own house.
Follow the protocol in case of illness
Dr. C.K. Das told Local 18 that a campaign is being launched under the Prime Minister’s TB Open Scheme, the most important scheme in the district regarding TB, in which thirty people are to be tested for thirty people on each thousand population. Awareness campaign is also being run everywhere. People who are seeing some initial symptoms, are being advised to get TB checked first. If the disease occurs, do not panic, but follow the protocol and keep consulting the doctor.
